NEW Express Enrollment Youth Registration (U.S. & Canada)

[jaredhk]

From Youth Registration System Overview | FIRST

Express Enrollment new for the 2023-2024 season:

The new Express Enrollment application is available now for coaches/mentors in the United States and Canada with completed FIRST Youth Protection Screenings and provides a simplified experience on mobile and desktop to register and accept youth to FIRST teams.

FIRST lead coaches/mentors can generate web links or QR codes in the FIRST Dashboard to share with parents and guardians of their youth participants, granting access to the application.

Parents and guardians use the web link or QR code from the lead coach/mentor to register their youth to a team in a few simple steps. After applying to a team, coaches/mentors will need to accept the students through the FIRST Dashboard. Once the coach/mentor approves or declines the request to join a team, the parent/guardian is notified via email.

Please note that some regions may have additional steps to complete youth registration. If this is the case, your local Program Delivery Organization will contact you with further instructions.

Coaches/mentors can get started today by visiting the Team Contacts/Roster section of their Team Dashboard.

View Express Enrollment Coach/Mentor Instructions

View Express Enrollment Parent/Guardian Instructions

View Express Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

The 12-page guide for parents, and the fact that the process can be initiated from a QR code, makes this light years ahead of the previous system. I am hope this works as well as advertised, it looks like a game changer for one of the most antiquated processes in FIRST!

h/t FLL team blast

[marshall]

It’s pretty cool. Part of the larger “Project Aurora” that FIRST has for modernizing their IT stack.

I do wish the district consent and release forms were included and I’m not sure what needs to happen to make that a thing but I hope it gets done at some point.